. >> last year we were in a deficit situation and we really needed to make up some ground. luckily we have a lot of ground water storage capacity. this series of storms have helped with the reservoir capacity. >>> a member of the alpine meadow ski patrol has died after being buried in an avalanche. bill foster died overnight at a reno hospital. yet the ski patrol used explosives to trigger the avalanche in a private area of the resort near lake tahoe. resort officials say the avalanche broke much higher and wider on the slope than expected burying foster in the snow. >>> we'll go to the sierra for updates on conditions there tonight as this latest storm bringing everyone more snow to the high country. you can get the latest weather conditions any time online or on your mobile device at ktvu.com. look for the link to storm tracker 2 near the top of the page. you can also follow us on twitter. we postupdates on the ktvu channel 2 facebook page. >>> police found dozens of shell casings on the ground where a man was shot and killed. neighbors told our photographer that they hea